Livingston midfielder Andrew Shinnie says Esmael Goncalves’ apology following his dismissal in opposition to Cove Rangers ‘isn’t actually adequate’ and has warned the previous Hearts man that he must be taught from his mistake.
Goncalves was proven a straight pink card for an off the ball incident halfway via the primary half in Aberdeen when he kicked out at Scott Ross.
That just about value the Lions an opportunity of qualifying from the group stage because the hosts then took benefit of their numerical supremacy by netting the opener simply earlier than the break via Iain Vigurs.
However the 10-men would flip issues round within the second half with Ayo Obileye scoring from shut vary three minutes after the interval earlier than captain Nicky Devlin gained all three factors with a fantastic 88th minute strike.
Talking to the the media afterwards, Shinnie mentioned: “Esmael apologised nevertheless it’s not likely adequate and I had a phrase with him at half-time.
“In Scotland you need to take care of the bodily aspect. That’s the character of soccer right here, they’ll search for retaliation to get a bonus. He’s been sucked in, lashed out and acquired a pink card. He’ll know, in no unsure phrases, you could’t do stuff like that.”
These sentiments had been echoed by supervisor David Martindale, who commented: “Isma is aware of he’s allow us to down however the boys dug him out of a gap.
“I don’t agree with kicking somebody off the ball and I’m not having it. I'll take care of him personally and the membership will take care of him however I believed the boys had been immense.
“That’s what this workforce is as a result of it’s all in regards to the we and never in regards to the me.”
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